Parenting with a Dash of Inspiration

Traveling On My Own

kdrausin — Wed, 22 May 2013 13:55:56 +0000

Traveling On My Own In the beginning, the music played, I sang, the sun was shining and the excitement of breaking free of routine and visiting my daughter at college filled me with joy. I was on an adventure! I thought my journey would be relatively worry free and similar to an earlier visit to Champaign where my days were spent writing while Arielle was in class and my evenings were spent chatting with Arielle and catching up on movies. Oh, this trip … Continue reading →

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College Freshman Wisdom

kdrausin — Sun, 19 May 2013 12:00:56 +0000

I’m back! Well, sort of. I’ve returned from my adventure and while I get back into my writing routine and tackle the piles of laundry I’ve asked a friend to contribute a guest post for me. Her name is Danielle Marcucci and she just completed her first year of college. I asked Danielle to write about her experience living away from home and managing all the responsibilities of a college student. She did a fabulous job! Thank you, Danielle! Introducing Danielle Marcucci! … Continue reading →

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Wisdom Wednesday: Adventure

kdrausin — Wed, 08 May 2013 04:02:52 +0000

Wisdom Wednesday: Adventure “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” — Mark Twain I’m going on an adventure! It’s time for me to travel and to spend quality time with Arielle so I’m taking a little blog break. However, I will post pictures … Continue reading →

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Love

kdrausin — Sun, 05 May 2013 18:21:19 +0000

Love. I feel it deeply for people, animals, nature, life, but I have a lot of trouble expressing my love in any other way except through writing. As much as I love and cherish my husband and children I have to remind myself to say the words, “I love you.” Imagine my surprise when I was doing an author visit with 6th graders and as the students switched classes the teacher called out the door, “Love you!” Wow, what a teacher! As soon as she … Continue reading →

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Wisdom Wednesday: Quality Time

kdrausin — Thu, 02 May 2013 02:55:40 +0000

Wisdom Wednesday: Quality Time By Shel Silverstein My father is a golfer– He lets me be his tee. He puts the ball upon my nose And hits it right off me. He says that I can share the joy Of every ball he hits. Oh, ain’t it grand to have a dad Who spends time with his kids. Shel Silverstein Last weekend I went out to dinner with the boys. At the table next to us was a father and two elementary … Continue reading →

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